atones
v.
补偿，赎（罪）( atone的第三人称单数 );
补偿，弥补，赎回;
例句:
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His hard work atones for his lack of skill.
他的艰苦努力弥补了技术的不熟练.
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Not all our geese become swans, but one swan atones for many flocks of geese.
我们周遭的芸芸众生并非个个都会成大器, 但这些芸芸众生中只要一个成大器就够了.
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You might even say it atones for its predecessor, if you insisted.
来自BBC